Re: [Xenomai-help] application make file

[Gilles Chanteperdrix <gilles.chanteperdrix@xenomai.org>]

Everett Wang wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am glad that my questions generated some stir. :-) They can be bothersome
> for people who know the answers already. I did try to look up the manuals. As
> a matter of fact, I always look at manual first when I have problems.

Ok, let us see:
- https://mail.gna.org/public/xenomai-help/2010-05/msg00015.html
Off-topic Question about compiling a kernel for Beagle, well for ARM
really, but for beagle, answer is here:
http://elinux.org/BeagleBoard#Linux_kernel

- https://mail.gna.org/public/xenomai-help/2010-05/msg00120.html
Question about compiling Xenomai examples, answer is here:
http://www.xenomai.org/index.php/Examples

- https://mail.gna.org/public/xenomai-help/2010-05/msg00135.html
Question about using Xenomai serial driver, answer is here:
http://www.xenomai.org/index.php/16550A

- https://mail.gna.org/public/xenomai-help/2010-05/msg00166.html
Another question about using Xenomai serial driver, answer at the same
place.

- https://mail.gna.org/public/xenomai-help/2010-06/msg00007.html
Second off-topic question about PPS drivers. Unanswered this time, but
you can easily find references on the web. Such as:
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/drivers/driver22.html
http://lwn.net/Articles/270773/

- https://mail.gna.org/public/xenomai-help/2010-06/msg00120.html
Question about rt_dev_read errors on serial ports, answered here:
http://www.xenomai.org/documentation/xenomai-head/html/api/group__rtserial.html

- https://mail.gna.org/public/xenomai-help/2010-06/msg00148.html
Thread about getting make to generate dependencies automatically, and
about getting compilation flags to compile applications for xenomai
native skin. Answered here:
http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Automatic-Prerequisites.html#Automatic-Prerequisites
and here:
http://www.xenomai.org/documentation/branches/v2.3.x/pdf/Native-API-Tour-rev-C.pdf

So, no, you are not reading the documentation, you are using this list
to avoid doing your work.

> Sometimes the information is scattering in many places and can't be found
> easily. IMHO, I think the best way to avoid answering all the
> "trivial" questions from
> new users is to have a "getting start" for xenomai. Put pointers so people
> can find which section of which manual they should read for common encountered
> problems.

As a matter of fact, I agree with you, which is why just before your
mail, I modified this page:
http://www.xenomai.org/index.php/Included_documentation_summary

So as to have many pointers in one place. But documents on Xenomai
website which answered your questions were only a few clicks away from
Xenomai main page:
http://www.xenomai.org
In the "Documentation" sidebar.

One the one hand you tell us that you read the documentation, and on the
other hand you would like pointers to particular parts of the
documentation. Looks to me like you are contradicting yourself, if you
had read the documentation, you would not need us to indicate you what
particular section to read.

So, please stop making excuses, start reading the documentation.

-- 
					    Gilles.